Improvement in water-wheels



UN /S To otll whomit may concern: i

.1 Be -it known that I, ROBERT, WILSON, of w McLeansville, inthe countyof Guilford and Ij State-of North Carolina, have invented cer Wheels;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the I invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe artto-whichit pertains to make and use it, reference being' had to'theaccompanying g drawings, whichform. part of this specification.

My invention relates to water-wheels; and consistsof an inclosed ortight waterwheel mounted upon or overwa water-chest, the wator-chestreceiving and feeding the water to jthe bottom of the wheel throughpeculiar wedgeshaped channels in the water-chest, and, passing upthrough tbe wheel, is discharged at the topyas andfor thepurposes ghereinafter more fully set forth andclaimed. 1 i I Myinvent'ion relatesparticularly to the water-chest for conducting thewater to the Wheel, inconnection with the inclosed topdiseharge wheel. l i

In the drawings, Figure lis a sectional plan view of the chest; Fig. 2,a transverse vertical section through wheel and chest.

t A A is the water-chest, of any external form. and constructiomprovidedwith two a wide openings orchannels, B B, which, taper and curvegradually around as they enter and i approach the central opening A ofthe chest, 1 the one B continuing around until it enters i the opening Aat a point directly opposite i the entrance thereto of the channel B. Ois 1 asolid central head-block or pivot-bearing, upon which thewater-wheeljis supported and revolves, secured inithe center of theopening A of the chest. Thisblock'is to give the proper rotation to thewaterwbetbre it enters the Wheel. D is the water-wheel, composed of acentrallarge solid hub, d, long graduallynclining blades 0, whichcommence-at the top of the huband extend down around to the bottom andopposite sidethereof, and an in closing-case, 1). Theclarge centralportion orhub is made of such'a height and diame I ter that thedischarges EWill be of about one-third greater heightthan width, asshown in Fig. 2. F is the shaft of the wheel, secured at the top insuitable bearings G.

Ihave shown thiswheel as provided with onlytwo inclines or blades anddischarges;

but more may be provided, if desired, and

. I The operation of tain new and usefuYImprovements in Water- PATENTGrrxon.

aoBERTYWIhsoN, OF McnEANsvILnn, NORTH CAROLINA. v A I 4. PRovEMsNT NATER-WHEELS.

Specification forming of Letters Patent No. 168302, dated September 28,1875; application filed. i July28,1875.

also the chest may be providedwith several receiving-chambers, ifdesired or found neces sary. I l

the parts is as follows: Thechest is placed in proper position toreceive the full head or fall of waterfrom the water-house, flume, orother place. The water enters the chest by the large-mouthed channels BB, and is carried and forced around these channels, which beingwedge-shaped as they proceed, the water is gradually con densed as itisv carried around, until it enters the circular opening A. Inthisopening it is given an additional rotary velocity around the central hubO. From this opening the rapid revolving water enters the narrowopenings E into the wheel, communicating rota tion thereto as it'iscarried up and around the blades, and escaping over the top edge of thewheel.

The advantage of this is, that by providing the channels with very largemouths or entrances, and giving them a gradually-converging curved orwedge shape as they proceed into the chest, the water, if it be a smallor low head, is condensed or brought together before it enters theWheel. The Water is thus delivered to the wheel in a dense compact body,which has received a powerful impulse.

Thusthe entire force and head can be used, and a greater amount of powerobtained than by any Wheel of which I am aware.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The water-chest A, provided with central circular opening A, solidheadblock O, and

wide mouth, graduallyconverging curved channels B B, discharging intothe space A .at opposite sides thereof, as and for the pur-,

poses describedl I 2. In combination withthe chest A, constructed withthe central circular opening A, solid head-block O, and wide-mouthed,gradually-curved, converging or wedge-shaped chan-

